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Title: Jeeves and the Wedding Bells

Author: Sebastian Faulks

Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Release date: November 7, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in Cannes, finds himself at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. Bertie is more than familiar with the country house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman's personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed. On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs - and he doesn't care for it at all. Love, as so often, is at the root of the confusion. Bertie, you see, has met Georgiana on the Côte d'Azur. And though she is clever and he has a reputation for foolish engagements, it looks as though this could be the real thing. However, Georgiana is the ward of Sir Henry Hackwood and, in order to maintain his beloved Melbury Hall, the impoverished Sir Henry has struck a deal that would see Georgiana becoming Mrs Rupert Venables. Meanwhile, Peregrine ‘Woody' Beeching, one of Bertie's oldest chums, is desperate to regain the trust of his fiancée Amelia, Sir Henry's tennis-mad daughter. But why would this necessitate Bertie having to pass himself off as a servant when he has never so much as made a cup of tea? Could it be that the ever-loyal, Spinoza-loving Jeeves has an ulterior motive? Evoking the sunlit days of a time gone by, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is a delightfully witty story of mistaken identity, a midsummer village festival, a cricket match and love triumphant. ‘At two memorable moments in Jeeves and the Wedding Bells I did indeed laugh until I cried… Jeeves and the Wedding Bells is a masterpiece… Faulks’s plot is bang on-message… Faulks captures perfectly both the tone and the spirit of Wodehouse’s originals… This is a pitch-perfect undertaking: proof, almost a century after his debut, that Jeeves may not be so inimitable after all.’ Matthew Dennison, The Spectator

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Title: The Mountain of Light

Author: Indu Sundaresan

Narrator: Neil Shah

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 11 hours 21 minutes

Release date: October 8, 2013

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

As empires rose and fell and mighty kings jostled for power, its glittering radiance never dimmed. It is the 'Mountain of Light'—the Kohinoor diamond—and its facets reflect a sweeping story of love, adventure, conquest, and betrayal. Its origins are the stuff of myth, but for centuries this spectacular gem changes hands from one ruler to another in India, Persia, and Afghanistan. In 1850, the ancient stone is sent halfway around the world where it will play a pivotal role in the intertwined destinies of a boy-king of India and a young queen of England—a queen who claims the Mountain of Light and India itself for her own burgeoning empire, the most brilliant jewels in her imperial crown. The Mountain of Light is a magnificent story of loss and recovery, sweeping change and enduring truth, wrapped around the glowing heart of one of the world's most famous diamonds.

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Title: Three Brothers

Author: Peter Ackroyd

Narrator: Daniel Weyman

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 7 hours 4 minutes

Release date: October 3, 2013

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Three Brothers follows the fortunes of Harry, Daniel and Sam Hanway, born on a post-war council estate in Camden Town. Marked out from the start by curious coincidence, each boy is forced to make his own way in the world – a world of dodgy deals and big business, of criminal gangs and crooked landlords, of newspaper magnates, back-biters and petty thieves. London is the backdrop and the connecting fabric of these three lives, reinforcing Ackroyd’s grand theme that place and history create, surround and engulf us. From bustling, cut-throat Fleet Street to hallowed London publishing houses, from the wealth and corruption of Chelsea to the smoky shadows of Limehouse and Hackney, this is an exploration of the city, peering down its streets, riding on its underground, and drinking in its pubs and clubs. Everything is possible – not only in the new freedom of the 1960s but also in London’s timeless past.

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Title: Sword of Rome: (Gaius Valerius Verrens 4): an enthralling, action-packed Roman adventure that will have you hooked to the very last page

Series: #4 of Gaius Valerius Verrens

Author: Douglas Jackson

Narrator: Cornelius Garrett

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 0 minutes

Release date: September 26, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Brought to you by Penguin. Bestselling author Douglas Jackson expertly brings the Roman Empire to life in this brutal and bloody historical adventure. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden. Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens! 'Breakneck action, vivid characters, a fresh, believable perspective, and a fabulous plot with a stunning, unexpected end. Don't want to read it yet? Are you barking mad?' - 5 STARS 'A page turner that makes you want more' - 5 STARS 'I couldn't put the book down' - 5 STARS 'A cracking read' - 5 STARS 'Hugely enjoyable' - 5 STARS ****************************************************************** AMIDST THE CHAOS AND CARNAGE OF CIVIL WAR, WHERE DO A HERO'S LOYALTIES LIE? AD 68: The Emperor Nero's erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a close. With Nero dead, the city and the Empire hold their breath, pray for peace and await the arrival of his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. But they pray in vain. Galba promises stability and prosperity, but his rule begins with a massacre and ends only months later in chaos and carnage. And so starts the Year of the Four Emperors: a time of civil war which will tear Rome apart and test Valerius's skills and loyalties to their very limit. Fortunate to survive Galba's fall, Valerius is sent on a mission by Rome's new Emperor, Otho, to persuade his old friend Vitellius to halt his armies, stop them marching in the north and therefore prevent inevitable confrontation and disruption. In an epic adventure that will take him the length and breadth of a divided land, the one-armed Roman fights to stay alive and stave off a bloodbath as he is stalked by the most implacable enemy he has ever faced. Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Enemy of Rome. © Douglas Jackson 2013 (P) Penguin Audio 2013

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Title: An Officer and a Spy: From the Sunday Times bestselling author

Author: Robert Harris

Narrator: David Rintoul

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 6 minutes

Release date: September 26, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 20

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 5

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

IN THE HUNT FOR A SPY, HE EXPOSED A CONSPIRACY 'Seriously riveting . . . a testament to Robert Harris's storytelling power' The Times 'Taut and exciting' Guardian Paris, 1895: an army officer, Georges Picquart, watches a convicted spy, Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of a baying crowd. Dreyfus is exiled for life to Devil's Island; Picquart is promoted to run the intelligence until that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is forced to confront the dangerous truth that Dreyfus may be innocent. Soon Picquart is being drawn into a labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honour but his life . . . 'Menace and suspense twist tight in a narrative of tremendous tension' Sunday Times

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Title: A Mother's Trust: A heartwarming and gripping novel from the no.1 Sunday Times bestseller

Author: Dilly Court

Narrator: Julie Maisey

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 12 hours 3 minutes

Release date: September 12, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Phoebe Giamatti lives with her boisterous Italian family in the heart of London's East End. Phoebe's father was killed in gang warfare and she and her family share a deep hatred for the Paxman brothers - whose lawless ways strike terror into the whole community. Despite her English mother's feckless ways, Phoebe is fiercely protective of Annie. Then just as the family are about to go to Italy for the winter, Phoebe discovers Annie is in trouble - and the Paxmans are involved. Phoebe is determined not to betray her mother's trust and, giving up her own chance of happiness, she stays behind to care for her. But when Phoebe and Annie are forced to leave London and Annie falls dangerously ill, Phoebe has little choice but to turn to the man she holds responsible for all her family's troubles...

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Title: One Night in Winter

Series: #3 of The Moscow Trilogy

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore

Narrator: Simon Slater

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 14 hours 18 minutes

Release date: September 5, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

If your children were forced to testify against you, what terrible secrets would they reveal? Moscow 1945. As Stalin and his courtiers celebrate victory over Hitler, shots ring out. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy and these are no ordinary teenagers, but the children of Russia’s most important leaders who attend the most exclusive school in Moscow. Is it murder? A suicide pact? Or a conspiracy against the state? Directed by Stalin himself, an investigation begins as children are arrested and forced to testify against their friends - and their parents. This terrifying witch-hunt soon unveils illicit love affairs and family secrets in a hidden world where the smallest mistakes will be punished with death.

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Title: Hannibal: Fields of Blood

Author: Ben Kane

Narrator: Michael Praed

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 16 hours 5 minutes

Release date: September 5, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By Ben Kane, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome. Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation. Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae - the fields of blood. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before - just to stay alive.

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Title: Longbourn: The unputdownable Richard and Judy pick

Author: Jo Baker

Narrator: Emma Fielding

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

Release date: August 15, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah thought, she would be more careful not to trudge through muddy fields. It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah's hands are chapped and bleeding. Domestic life below stairs, ruled tenderly and forcefully by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman smelling of the sea, and bearing secrets. For in Georgian England, there is a world the young ladies in the drawing room will never know, a world of poverty, love, and brutal war.

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Title: The Stolen Crown: It Was a Secret Marriage--One That Changed the Fate of England Forever

Author: Susan Higginbotham

Narrator: Alison Larkin, John Lee

Format: Unabridged Audiobook

Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

Release date: August 12, 2013

Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2

Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1

Genres: Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Katherine Woodville's sister never gave her a choice. A happy girl of modest means, Kate hardly expected to become a maker of kings. But when her sister impulsively marries King Edward IV in secret, Katherine's life is no longer hers to control . . .